Miller v. Solvay Process Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Solvay Process Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Onondag'a on the 20th day of May, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury for $550, and also from an Order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of May, 1905, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. . .
1Opinion of the Court
Nash, J.:
The action is for personal injuries. The plaintiff at the time his injuries were received Was one of a gang of men in the employ of the defendant unloading cars of coal, shoveling the coal from open cars down into pockets underneath.. In the center were two doors, which form part of the bottom of the car and when open permit the coal to run out through the opening, about five feet in length by four in width. The doors are fastened when closed by chains wound around a shaft and opened by unwinding the chains. As stated by a witness, “ to open those doors we unwind the dog; there is a…
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